Re:The Inheritance Tax Is Far Too Low
by Afton on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:45PM
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> This is absolutely absurd
This adds nothing to the discussion.
> Your belongings and wealth belong to your estate and as the owner of it you decide how it should be distributed.
Well, that's literally the question at hand. You don't get to just say that it is so. A dead person's wealth belonged to them, but they are dead. They can't vote, they can't apply for loans, and, the parent is arguing, they can't arbitrarily pass their money to whoever they choose. They could have, while alive, but now they are dead.
> Because it's none of your business. Why on earth are you vilifying people for wanting to pass down their hard-earned money to their children?
This is just some weird non-sequitur. No one's doing any vilifying, and Parent is arguing that it is societies business (and incidentally, given that an estate tax exists, society currently agrees with the parent poster)
Re:The Inheritance Tax Is Far Too Low
by elric on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @01:06PM
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You're deliberately misrepresenting what's being said. We do understand the legal concept of an estate. But its validity is what's being discussed here.
Re:The Inheritance Tax Is Far Too Low
by Afton on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @01:27PM
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No, you can't. There are all sorts of restrictions, which you already know. But since you are deliberately missing the point, I won't be responding. Feel free to get in the last word.
This adds nothing to the discussion.
> Your belongings and wealth belong to your estate and as the owner of it you decide how it should be distributed.
Well, that's literally the question at hand. You don't get to just say that it is so. A dead person's wealth belonged to them, but they are dead. They can't vote, they can't apply for loans, and, the parent is arguing, they can't arbitrarily pass their money to whoever they choose. They could have, while alive, but now they are dead.
> Because it's none of your business. Why on earth are you vilifying people for wanting to pass down their hard-earned money to their children?
This is just some weird non-sequitur. No one's doing any vilifying, and Parent is arguing that it is societies business (and incidentally, given that an estate tax exists, society currently agrees with the parent poster)